{"product_id":"the-legacy-of-elizabeth-pringle-9781444777628","title":"The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''ORIGINAL AND ENTHRALLING'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''AFFECTING AND TENDER'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''COMPLETELY ENCHANTING'' Penny Vincenzi \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Pringle lived all her long life on the \u003cb\u003eScottish island of Arran\u003c\/b\u003e. But did anyone really know her? In her will she leaves her beloved house, Holmlea, to a stranger - a young mother she''d seen pushing a pram down the road over thirty years ago. It now falls to Martha, once the baby in that pram, to answer the question: why? Martha is coping with her mother''s \u003cb\u003edementia\u003c\/b\u003e and the possibility of a new life on \u003cb\u003eArran\u003c\/b\u003e could be a new start.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA captivating story for fans of \u003cb\u003eRosamund Pilcher, Maeve Binchy \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eRachel Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e of the richness behind the \u003cb\u003eso-called ordinary lives of women\u003c\/b\u003e and the secrets and threads that hold them together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd Kirsty Wark''s second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe House by the Loch\u003c\/i\u003e, a story of unlikely love and long-hidden family secrets set in the beautif\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKirsty Wark's first novel \u003cb\u003egleams with beauty\u003c\/b\u003e... Part romance, part family history, mother-and-daughter fable and meditation on memory, \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle\u003c\/i\u003e has qualities of heart... \u003cb\u003esomething of great worth and beauty gleams through the narrative and haunts the reader with its imaginative truth\u003c\/b\u003e... Wark's presentation of a unique love unalloyed by sexuality is \u003cb\u003eoriginal and enthralling\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003ci\u003e The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea hymn to the stark beauty of the island of Arran.\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eCurl up for this \u003cb\u003ebig-hearted\u003c\/b\u003e romantic debut by the \u003ci\u003eNewsnight \u003c\/i\u003epresenter... A pulse of secrets drives the story along... \u003cb\u003eaffecting and tender\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eSet on the Scottish island of Arran, \u003cb\u003eKirsty Wark's brilliantly vivid descriptions bring alive a story that reaches across the generations\u003c\/b\u003e. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThe narrative switches between Elizabeth and Martha...The structure works well, demonstrating the similarities and differences between the two women. Both are well-rounded characters and their stories are \u003cb\u003eengaging\u003c\/b\u003e... Martha's relationship with Anna is \u003cb\u003ebeautifully and touchingly written\u003c\/b\u003e, a daughter helplessly watching her beloved, vibrant mother fade away... This is \u003cb\u003ean appealing debut that sustains interest to the very last page\u003c\/b\u003e... Elizabeth Pringle is a quietly heroic character and, like Arran, she \u003cb\u003enever fails to charm.\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eThe story is set in the beautiful Scottish island of Arran, a place Wark very obviously knows and loves... Wark's story telling is direct, \u003cb\u003ecompelling and rewarding\u003c\/b\u003e for the reader. \u003cb\u003eShe is a real writer who happens to do television\u003c\/b\u003e. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is \u003cb\u003efresh and beguiling\u003c\/b\u003e... Wark deftly and delicately plaits the intricate tales of three women... The narrative is packed with incidents but, for the most part, does not rush; it breathes, sighs, ponders. Wark has \u003cb\u003ean exceptionally vivid sense of place\u003c\/b\u003e. Windswept Arran and Holy Island become starkly beautiful lodestones which keep its old inhabitants and draw new ones. The landscapes, soil and vegetation have the power to heal broken humans, deliver love and hope after calamities. George Eliot paid homage to those \"who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.\" \u003cb\u003eIn this novel some of those hidden stories are told and graves visited with real tenderness\u003c\/b\u003e. * Independent *\u003cbr\u003ea \u003cb\u003elyrical\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003etruthful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003econtemplative \u003c\/b\u003ebook. [it] grows, imperceptibly, like bindweed round the reader, captivating them and then practically throttling them in with \u003cb\u003ea denouement so shocking that I could barely speak afterwards\u003c\/b\u003e. * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThe BBC presenter's debut novel is an \u003cb\u003eenjoyable \u003c\/b\u003emother-and-daughter fable and meditation on memory * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eWark depicts the weather, the landscape and the inhabitants of the island so vividly that \u003cb\u003eall I wanted was a ferry ticket\u003c\/b\u003e. * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn excellent, page-turning debut\u003c\/b\u003e from the \u003ci\u003eNewsnight \u003c\/i\u003epresenter. -- Viv Groskop * Red Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003ehaunting \u003c\/b\u003estory of love and loss, set in Kirsty's beloved Scottish Highlands, \u003cb\u003ewill linger with you long after you've reluctantly read the last page\u003c\/b\u003e. * Woman's Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThe accomplished journalist and broadcaster's ­first foray into ­fiction is \u003cb\u003ea moving and intelligent novel\u003c\/b\u003e - its language is poetic without being overblown; its subject matter \u003cb\u003epoignant\u003c\/b\u003e but not overly sentimental... On the surface a tale of romance, loss, family and history, its emotional force comes from an exploration of that most intimate of relationships: between mothers and daughters...All the characters are well rounded and authentic, and the island itself emerges as one of them. Indeed, it is the depiction of Arran that lifts the book out of the ordinary: the haunting, evocative and nostalgic setting becomes the ­fitting backbone of this \u003cb\u003erich and captivating story\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003every, very good\u003c\/b\u003e... a tribute to life and indomitability with smiles and excitement among the minutiae and discoveries... This \u003cb\u003ewonderfully enthralling\u003c\/b\u003e story held together by three redoubtable, engaging and very real women is for everyone * Bookbag (Top 10 Historical Novels of 2014) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003emeditative\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ebeguiling \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eabsorbing\u003c\/b\u003e * Daunts Books - Marylebone Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExquisite prose\u003c\/b\u003e... a \u003cb\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e, sometimes devastating story that \u003cb\u003etruly touches the heart\u003c\/b\u003e. * Daily Record *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGentle and genteel\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Herald *\u003cbr\u003eI can't imagine how Kirsty Wark found the time to write this big, rich novel when she is never off TV. It's \u003cb\u003eterrifically readable\u003c\/b\u003e, and the setting, the isle of Arran, is \u003cb\u003ebeautifully rendered\u003c\/b\u003e. * Saga magazine *\u003cbr\u003e[An] \u003cb\u003eelegant \u003c\/b\u003edebut novel from journalist and TV presenter Kirsty Wark... The secrets and courage of [Elizabeth's] life become apparent and \u003cb\u003ethe climax of her story is as satisfying as it is unexpected\u003c\/b\u003e.  The magic of the island, with its soft rains, carpets of flowers and ever-changing seascapes comes across strongly as Wark makes equal magic out of the extraordinariness of ordinary lives. * WI Life Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully paced and interesting... well defined and interesting. \u003cb\u003eA really good read and a great first novel\u003c\/b\u003e. * Bay of Plenty Times (NZ) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeeply moving\u003c\/b\u003e, this is broadcaster Kirsty's debut novel and we can't wait to see what else she's got for us. * Woman's Way (Ireland) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompletely enchanting\u003c\/b\u003e.  The story of two women's intertwined lives draws you in and holds you spellbound to the end. * Penny Vincenzi *\u003cbr\u003eArran is the perfect setting and there is \u003cb\u003ea deep sense of belonging\u003c\/b\u003e.  \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea really good read\u003c\/b\u003e. * Rosamunde Pilcher *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eintriguing marriage of past and present\u003c\/b\u003e, and an absorbing narrative.  It made me want to go to Arran. * Penelope Lively *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739250340183,"sku":"9781444777628","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444777628.jpg?v=1720051642","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-legacy-of-elizabeth-pringle-9781444777628","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}